# Team 254: The Cheesy Poofs San Jose, California, USA. Rookie year 1999. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: Bellarmine College Preparatory - Sponsors: NASA Ames Research Center, Greg & Gloria Shean, West Coast Products, Fabworks, Swerve Drive Specialties, Vivid-Hosting, AMEX Plating, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Apple, The Gu Family, NVIDIA, Gene Haas Foundation, Boeing, CodeRabbit, Google, LinkedIn, Intuitive Foundation, PTC, Arteris, Disney, SolidWorks - Website: https://www.team254.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team254robotics - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/254cheesypoofs - X: https://twitter.com/team254 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team254 - GitHub: https://github.com/team254 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **268.57**, rank 2 of 3708 (100.0th percentile) - Record: 65-6-0 over 71 matches (92% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 65.4, teleop 203.2, endgame -0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 100%, RP2 77% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District Silicon Valley Event presented by Apple | 2026casnv | 2 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 55 | 1 | 308.6 | 73 | | | CA District Central Valley Event | 2026caclv | 4 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 53 | 1 | 310.0 | 72 | | | FIRST California Northern State Championship | 2026cancmp | 7 | 1 | 12-0-0 | 60 | 1 | 297.4 | 219 | | | Curie Division | 2026cur | 8 | 4 | 9-1-0 | 42 | 2 | 271.4 | | | | Einstein Field | 2026cmptx | 8 | | | | 2 | 268.6 | | | | Chezy Champs | 2026cc | 29 | 4 | 8-2-0 | 35 | 3 | 274.8 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026casnv) - District Championship Winner (2026cancmp) - District Event Winner (2026caclv) - Championship Division Winner (2026cur) - Finalist (2026cc) - Gracious Professionalism Award (2026caclv) - Quality Award (2026cancmp) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026casnv) ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2012 – now: The Cheesy Poofs - 2004 – 2011: Cheesy Poofs ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 71 - Awards: 158, over 27 seasons - Einstein appearances: 10 (2005, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2026) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 65 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 | | Quality | 16 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005 | | Finalist | 11 | 2025, 2024, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2005, 2003, 2001 | | Industrial Design | 10 | 2019, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2001 | | Excellence in Engineering | 7 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2013 | | Innovation in Control | 7 | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 | | Autonomous | 5 | 2025, 2020, 2018 | | Website (no longer given) | 5 | 2012, 2005, 2004, 2002 | | Impact | 4 | 2020, 2004, 2003 | | Judges' | 4 | 2007, 2003, 2000, 1999 | | Gracious Professionalism | 3 | 2026, 2014 | | VOTY | 3 | 2025, 2018, 2012 | | Leadership | 3 | 2024, 2017, 2012 | | #1 Seed (no longer given) | 3 | 2002, 2001 | | Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2015, 2004 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 2 | 2007, 2004 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 2 | 2006, 2003 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2011 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2002 | | Incredible Play (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 | | Outstanding Defense (no longer given) | 1 | 2000 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 1999 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Einstein Field | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FIRST California Northern State Championship | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2026 | CA District Central Valley Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2026 | CA District Silicon Valley Event presented by Apple | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Milstein Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | East Bay Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | Einstein Field | Alliance 8 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | East Bay Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | Einstein Field | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2022 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | Einstein Field (Houston) | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | Turing Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | Einstein Field (Houston) | Alliance 5 · captain | Won the event | | 2018 | Hopper Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2018 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2018 | Arizona North Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | Einstein Field (St. Louis) | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Daly Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2016 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Silicon Valley Regional presented by Google.org | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2015 | Carson Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by Google.org | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2015 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Einstein Field | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2014 | Curie Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2014 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2014 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2013 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2013 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2012 | Curie Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2012 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2012 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2011 | Einstein Field | | Won the event | | 2011 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2011 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2011 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2010 | Einstein Field | | Top four | | 2010 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2010 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2010 | Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by Google and BAE Systems | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2009 | Curie Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2008 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2008 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2008 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2007 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Silicon Valley Regional | | | | 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2006 | Newton Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2006 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2006 | Pacific Northwest Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | Einstein Field | | Finalist | | 2005 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2005 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2004 | Newton Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2004 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2003 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2003 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Won the event | | 2003 | Sacramento Regional | | Finalist | | 2002 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2002 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 268.6 | 2 / 3708 | 100.0 | 65-6-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 89.0 | 18 / 3687 | 99.5 | 42-7-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 47.3 | 14 / 3475 | 99.6 | 45-5-1 | 7 | | 2023 | 69.6 | 4 / 3284 | 99.9 | 36-5-0 | 5 | | 2022 | 56.7 | 5 / 3053 | 99.9 | 50-5-1 | 5 | | 2019 | 38.7 | 3 / 3763 | 99.9 | 51-4-1 | 6 | | 2018 | 167.5 | 1 / 3617 | 100.0 | 53-0-0 | 7 | | 2017 | 184.8 | 1 / 3331 | 100.0 | 48-6-0 | 7 | | 2016 | 73.8 | 8 / 3114 | 99.8 | 42-5-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 95.6 | 2 / 2873 | 100.0 | 4-0-42 | 4 | | 2014 | 101.9 | 2 / 2697 | 100.0 | 69-7-0 | 8 | | 2013 | 79.5 | 4 / 2510 | 99.9 | 33-11-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 30.5 | 5 / 2332 | 99.8 | 36-12-0 | 4 | | 2011 | 38.7 | 17 / 2053 | 99.2 | 51-4-0 | 6 | | 2010 | 5.5 | 3 / 1801 | 99.9 | 43-7-2 | 4 | | 2009 | 31.7 | 27 / 1675 | 98.4 | 28-11-1 | 5 | | 2008 | 34.0 | 22 / 1498 | 98.6 | 34-15-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 34.9 | 4 / 1295 | 99.8 | 37-13-0 | 5 | | 2006 | 32.2 | 9 / 1125 | 99.3 | 37-10-1 | 3 | | 2005 | 21.8 | 7 / 747 | 99.2 | 29-7-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 52.8 | 5 / 932 | 99.6 | 30-8-0 | 3 | | 2003 | 24.5 | 93 / 785 | 88.3 | 29-17-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 11.9 | 153 / 641 | 76.3 | 20-8-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this 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